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The emerging community of Newport News faced a severe housing shortage. This led to the construction of Hilton Village. The housing shortage was so severe that Newport News Shipbuilding president Homer L. Ferguson traveled to Washington to emphasize to Congress the impact of lack of housing on ship construction and thus the war effort ...
Gov. Dan McKee announced the award of a $980,000 grant to the Newport Housing Authority to provide fixed wireless broadband service for its residents. Newport Housing Authority awarded $980,000 ...
Newport News (/ ˌ n uː p ɔːr t-,-p ər t-/) [7] is an independent city in southeastern Virginia, United States.At the 2020 census, the population was 186,247. [6] Located in the Hampton Roads region, it is the fifth-most populous city in Virginia and 140th-most populous city in the United States.
1886 – Chesapeake Dry Dock and Construction Company (later Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co.) in business. [4] 1888 – Warwick County, Virginia seat moves temporarily to Newport News from Denbigh. 1889 Newport News Light & Water Company in business. [1] YMCA branch organized. [5] 1890 Citizens Railway (Hampton-Newport News) begins ...
Newport Ward 1 candidates offer their thoughts on some of the biggest issues facing the city. Q&A: How Ward 1 candidates feel about North End development, housing, tourism in Newport Skip to main ...
Newport is one of six communities in Rhode Island that meet the state’s 10% minimum affordable housing benchmark and yet there is a waitlist of 10,000 applicants vying for the roughly 50 units ...
Newport News Downtown Historic District: August 4, 2023 : Warwick Blvd., 37th, 23rd, and 31st Sts., West and Washington Aves. 21: Newport News Middle Ground Light Station: Newport News Middle Ground Light Station
NEWPORT – Candidates vying for a place on the City Council had their first public opportunity to share their thoughts on a wide range of issues, including housing affordability, the impact of ...